[Sunhelp] Installing

[Paul Khoury]

On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 10:12:06 GMT, morgan .g wrote:

>Hi Paul,
>
>What is the exact error that you are receiving during boot net?
>Where does it fail?
>
>Check these parameters on the boot-server:
>
>1. Check the /etc/ethers file to make sure you have a ethers entry for the 
>SS2.
>

No ethers file.  I've never heard of this file before - what is the syntax of entries,
and what is the file's purpose?

>2. Check the /etc/hosts file for a hostname entry.
>
I already added that for the new system, and most of the rest of my network is already in there.

>3. Check the share parameters in /etc/dfs/dfstab and make sure you have 
>either shared out the cdrom or the boot image directory.
>
Okay, did that.

>4. Check the /tftpboot directory to see if these is an entry for the new 
>SS2(normally it will look like, rm 1.2.3.4 (SS2 ip address)!
>
I don't have this directory - how do I create it automatically, or do I set it up manually?

>5. If you have done anything wrong, make sure you remove the old entries by:
>
># rm_install_client "hostname of SS2" (without quotes)
># add_install_client "hostname of SS2" "sun4m" (without quotes)
>
>On the client system, check these:
>
>1. at ok prompt, check the actual "net" devalias, make sure you are booting 
>from the correct interface. Do a,
>
>ok show-nets
>to see the interfaces available.
>If it is wrong, then create a new alias( example. net1) on the nvram.
>
>Cheers,
>Morgan.G
>
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